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The Music

The Music

Strength In Numbers

Music  : Middlesbrough Town Hall

Music : Middlesbrough Town Hall

... The Music take their next step on the path to world domination...

  • Jan 22, 2003
The Music

The Music

Strength In Numbers

The Music  : Getaway

The Music : Getaway

...nothing short of a nu-baggy war-cry...

  • Nov 21, 2002
The Music

The Music

Leadmill, Sheffield, Feb 9

  • Mar 5, 2007
Music  : Dublin Temple Bar Music Centre/Belfast Limelight

Music : Dublin Temple Bar Music Centre/Belfast Limelight

Smoking, bad dancing and Playstation II...

  • Oct 4, 2002
Music   :  Montreux Miles Davis Hall

Music : Montreux Miles Davis Hall

Silly, baggy, unfashionable - but great...

  • Dec 9, 2004
The Music    :   The Music

The Music : The Music

Leeds foursome's fearsome debut - all hail the real cosmic rough riders

  • Aug 27, 2002
Music  : Corn Exchange, Cambridge, Fri, Sept 24

Music : Corn Exchange, Cambridge, Fri, Sept 24

The hills are alive with the sound of The Music - back brighter and bolder than ever before…

  • Dec 4, 2004
The Music : Take the Long Road And Walk It

The Music : Take the Long Road And Walk It

Love them because they sound totally, gloriously out of step with everything else at the moment...

  • Aug 6, 2002
The Music  :  Welcome To The North

The Music : Welcome To The North

Leeds' most famous sons return with their second album – and it's fucking massive in every way!

  • Oct 12, 2004
Music  : The People EP

Music : The People EP

As surefire chart worriers for 2002 go, they’re up there with my other hot new discovery of the week, Campag Velocet...

  • Apr 26, 2002
Music /The Zutons/The Open/The Engineers : London Astoria

Music /The Zutons/The Open/The Engineers : London Astoria

This is glorious...

  • Feb 27, 2004
The Music : Manchester Ashton Under Lyme The Witchwood/Colchester Arts Centre

The Music : Manchester Ashton Under Lyme The Witchwood/Colchester Arts Centre

Post-gig, the fans wrestle for the setlist, drumsticks and anything not taped down...

  • Apr 23, 2002
Carling Weekend : Leeds, Radio 1 Evening Session Stage Friday

Carling Weekend : Leeds, Radio 1 Evening Session Stage Friday

The Music, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Grandaddy and more...

  • Aug 26, 2003
Music  : Leeds Rocket

Music : Leeds Rocket

Life can be difficult when you're the most talked-about new guitar group since Gay Dad or Terris...

  • Jun 9, 2001
The Music  : The Truth Is No Words

The Music : The Truth Is No Words

...mildly rubbish...

  • Feb 28, 2003
The Music : Take The Long Road And Walk It

The Music : Take The Long Road And Walk It

On the shoulders of The Stone Roses and The Verve as the next life-affirming northern rock group...

  • May 15, 2001
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